10 Justice Secs since the #IPP sentence was abolished in 2012, yet nearly 3,000 people remain trapped in the British justice system serving ‘torture sentences’.

As Alex Chalk KC MP wrote in 2007 its ‘toxic legacy endures’.

Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture

#Trapped 🎧 podfollow.com/1689277181

There are currently 2,916 people trapped in prison on an #IPP sentence. It’s been called ‘a fundamental miscarriage of justice’. But most people have never heard of it…

Listen to Ep1 of #Trapped wherever you get your podcasts.

1. Ghost Prisoners 🎙️ shows.acast.com/trapped-the-ip…

Trapped: The IPP Prisoner Scandal coming soon to #ApplePodcasts #Spotify …listen to the trailer here 👉 shows.acast.com/trapped-the-ip… via Acast

The Reality Behind ‘economic recovery’ mediadiversified.org/2015/04/15/the…

Lessons from Scotland: Offer People a Vision mediadiversified.org/2015/04/14/les…

“We can’t allow the scapegoating of migrants in the political arena to go on.” – Interview with Benali Hamdache mediadiversified.org/2015/03/27/we-…

The musing of a romantic liberal – Interview with Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera mediadiversified.org/2015/03/26/the…

#WhyILeft Reflections on Leaving an Abusive Relationship mediadiversified.org/2014/09/18/why…

Important and welcome report from Justice Committee on IPP sentences, abolished a decade ago

*Thousands* of ppl remain subject to these historical sentences and are experiencing ongoing harm in prison

We support those campaigning for reform + the individuals + families affected

NEW: Chris Kaba's family has released a statement via INQUEST, as an inquest into his death opened & adjourned today. 'How can a young man, sitting in a car, unarmed, be shot in the head by police in London in 2022? Who will be held accountable?' his cousin Jefferson said.

Full statement here. ⬇️ #ChrisKaba

Chris Kaba shot to death by a police officer update: New IOPC statement ‘The officers did not activate their lights or sirens while following the vehicle. The intention was to use an ‘enforced stop extraction’ on the Audi’ It suggest Mr Kaba was not in a police chase ITV London

Since 30p Lee Anderson MP has decided to continue his denials of the reality of food poverty, and he has chosen to attack those who set up food banks as 'do gooders', I guess I have to share this again. Me via Media Diversified.
mediadiversified.org/2022/05/31/bad…

Our friend Afroze tells us that The Canary is under new management 😏

Not 'communal riots' or 'India-Pak rivalry'. Recent events in Leicester have been a long time coming, and the British state is complicit. We should all be alarmed at what could signal an escalation of fascist activity in the UK.

My latest for The New Arab
english.alaraby.co.uk/opinion/britis…